Display-rail.



F. KUSTERLE.

DISPLAY BML. APvPLlCATlON FILED MAR, 4| 1918.

1 ,278,942. Patented Sept. 17, 1918.

FRANKKISTELE, or' iivosHn, v'v'scolvsriv, IAis'sierivoityTo,sii/riaons'(foil/rrAN'Y, orij KENOSHA, Wisconsin, A `Cornoia'riirioiv or" DELAWARE.

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vmuch as an ordinaryibedrail is aboutsiX vrail construction which feetin length it is usually impracticable on account of limited space to setup a bedstead complete ivith its siderails. Since it'may be necessary todisplaya large number of different types of bedsteads on the same floor,in order to overcome this difficulty what is called a short rail or adisplayrail is employed to connect temporarily the foot and head ends ofthe bedstead Whileon display, this short rail being Ausually from one tofour inchesin length instead of siX` ,feet asin thecase of the ordinaryside rail.

' I am aware that short rails have been employed heretofore butusuch'devicesv as have been up to the present brought to my attention areeither more or less makeshift in character or they are subject tomechanical defectssuch for instance as `not maintaining the two parts ofthebedstead in vertical and parallel relation.

The principal objects lof the present invention are to provide animproved short may` be made upin large quantities rapidly yandeconomically; to provide an improved short rail by means of which thetWo parts of the bedstead may be rigidly and, if desired, permanently,secured together ;l to provide an improvedconstruction which shallpermit of the foot and head ends of the bedstead being handled as asingle unit Without danger of their becoming separated or divorced fromeach other; to ,provide an improved construction yWhich shall maintainthe said parts rigidly in parallel and yvertical relation; togprovide adevice Which may beapplied or detached quickly and; conveniently withoutthe necessityo'f employing tools yor other extraneous devices, andingeneral, toprovide a neat l. simple and economical construction ofl thecharacter referred to.

Application med Mai-C114, 191sL seriai No; 220,398,A

`rrlIn the drawings vwhich illustrate a specific embodiment of myyinvention as applied tothe footv and head ends 'of a yround post` metalbed'stead, Figure 1 is anelevation of the two parts `of the b'edstead'connected to gether by means-ofA my improved device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View yof the parts of the device shownlinFig. 1'

Fig. .3 is an end View it applied to the 'be',dstea'd,` and Fig. L is asectiontaken on the line 4-:4

Referring to L'the drawings, p10 and'X ll" represent thefh'ead and footends of a metal bedstead of thev round postk typewhich is to bedisplayedon lthe salefifloor. It will bek observed that the said two parts areplaced relatively cljose` together so' as f to ofthe deviceliefore Iveconomize fspace, the short rail designated yas a Whole f i l2 in Fig.l lconnecting the ends rtogether at asullicient distance/apart to'prevent-them t from being accidentally koverturned while being movedaround on the salefloor;

The short rail l2 is constructed as to yits principal parts` ofinexpensive vsheetk iron or steel stamp'ings,

,80 i said stanipings comprising a pair ofjU-shaped pieces 13 and1-14,'a

Washerplate 15 and a key member Lorfvved'ge plate 16. ThebottomUj-shap'ed pfla'te'l is united to the top plate 14 byispot Welding asshown best at 17 in Fig. y2,-and 'itwill be observed that thefbottomU-shaped member` 13 is of substantially rectangulanbox shape so thatitis adapted to fit snuglybetvveen the opposed faces 18 and 19 of thebedst'ead corner connections 20 and 2l.l ,Y t ,i

The upper or top plate 14 is of greater length than the distance betweenthe corner connections 2O and 21 so that there are provideda pair `ofover-hanging portions 22 and 23 Which project over and rest upon thetops of the said parts 2O andQl.,

In the present instance I have shown my invention as applied to abedstead employ.- ing what are known in the bedstead art as frenchingsblocks secured to the end ofthe bedstead and being suitably arranged todetachably interlock With parts carried by the ends of the side rails.In the drawings I haveshoivn these frenchings as being of the usualdovetail type having the customary taper openings 24 and 25 With whichthe'male partsof` the side rails arev Wedgingly engaged. n

The femaledovetail openings in the opthese being casty iron corner Y* inorder to secure acrigid` connection e f posa@ facesef the eenmalige-20mgthe bed ends', are taken advantaggjgfvby m gagement with 'thevsaidifemale.dovetail j D h n to vbe merely illustrative oi a singleapplican openingsQL and-25. AIt willbe manifestythat when the-keyplate'A-1Gfis moved downwardly J the projections QGfand `27 will wedginglyen"-"-' gagefY the ndovetailV `openings Qllqlandjiirjandcausethe.tren'chings 20yand 21to;bej'drawn` together intogtight fitting;'enga-gement4 lwith" f' the opposite: edgesgjof the box-shaped'stamp-fSuch "downward: adjustment toV the i,

key plate lois elfected vby means ef afscrew A Q8 :which isthreaded intothe key jplatefl ingV 13.

shown at 29 randyfo'r *additional` security the head of-thesaidscrewmayfbe rivetedfover as shown at'SO. Alsoif desired alockl'njut i 313may bethreaded on tofithejscrewL under-r the f key`plate neath the-key fplatef' In 'Aorderxto -preventf`- from having"excessive `Y sidevk playa pair of lugsBQ 'andijiare spaced@r` j 4distanceY to1t--looselyV be#r tween the verticalfparts othebox'shapedapart a sufficient stamping-13@ 251m the'drawings. f

` j tionfofthedevice,the saidwasher plate 515 c the plate 15 through' anangle-of; 90"degrees;"j` 1 the device may be*loweredintoPpositionwithglrthe keyplate 16 indovetail engagementvvith After' the devicehas beenllowered the member 'f 115 is then turned* the frenchings.

box-shaped member 131 so thatby turning s, through an angle of90`fdegree's` soas to' cause the ends ofthe `washerto engagein-y f derthe renchings after'whichthe nut'BLi'S tightenedgup therebypulling the'key plate downwardly and clamping thevarions partsl rigidly andsecurely together-` wedging engagement between the key Y plate Ahencetightly `engage'the edges 'of theboX shaped? plate 13 both thetop andthebottomv of thelatter thus causing the faces ofthe renchings 20 ,and21fto assume a parallel; g relation therebyholdingthe footy and hea-dShawn et 35; (See vlig- 2) -Y Inasinuoh as the Adetails ofconstruction-VY and laf-"member fslidably mounted with reference tosaidj'spacing member andhavingoppesite' ends ecwedginglyengaging thelbed parte to befconnec'ted for drawing the samevintotightifittingengagement vwith the said spacingJmember.l f r e.ashorericerca dass; described' com .Kprrsing a box 1 shaped; metal"ispacing member,V

a- 'member vrslidably ri: mounted with 4reference to 'saispaeing memberand V'having'of)posite' j y n `bedsteads;verticalfilo allow for y Ikpossibi irregnlarities vin the facing o the shorria'il'oftheclassl'gdeslcribed eonirprlslng"'allooX-y Ashaped metal Spacing member'ends fvvedgijngly 'engagingLthe bed parts to begconnec'ted irvdrawingthesame into tight I i. y f Y ttingy lengagemer'itwith the said spacingvThreaded on'the' lower end-ofthe adjust? screw 2`8-is a` nut" 321'which: coperates @with` the washer platef 15 to, pull-'thee key plate.16 downwardly intoftighti "fittingen# gagem'ent with the dovetailojgienings 24e; and

` It is manifest thatthef c v.washerIplate 15 mustbexoffsniiicientlength v 'toi bridge thegbottoms'ofthe-frenchings20` and21 and inYorderto facilitate theapplieaf.

kmemben","and*means fo'r movingsaid wedge inemb'e'r"'downvv'ardlylv j l3 i f`'.Sihof-lilfffl'offiz e classdescribed comprislngfaispafoinglemberfsubstantially' recytangiular :in elevation;y disposed .between thei opposediparts f oftwo bed' parte to be temporarily;connected; l'ahorizontall plate slidplaten @ldownwardlyfinto' wedgingengagementiwitlithe said bedjparts to cause the latter to'Vr forcibly*engage 1 the rectangular spacing member, Y,

e j Y ioftheeiassgdesefbedi014, connectlng bedparts' havingxopposedsimilar emalefdovetail opening'skwhieh comprisesa I' rectmgiilar`stamped hollov7 spacing' membfeaangular in elevations. .for fitting be?tween opposed faces of saidd'ovetail parts, a

plate slidably .contained'vvithin said hollow j j f spacngmemberandhaving at its vend a It Willbeapparentthat by yreason "of the lyprojectien arranged [te .wedgingly engage one offtihesaid-dovetailopenings in said bedsjteadjparts,` vertical screw `having its KUSTERLE.f

faces or' said dovetail parts.

